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Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War
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April 01 1998 Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War Stephen Van Evera Stephen Van Evera Stephen Van Evera teaches international relations in the Political Science Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Stephen Van Evera Stephen Van Evera teaches international relations in the Political Science Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Online Issn: 1531-4804 Print Issn: 0162-2889 © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.1998 International Security (1998) 22 (4): 5–43. https://doi.org/10.1162/isec.22.4.5 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Stephen Van Evera; Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War. International Security 1998; 22 (4): 5–43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/isec.22.4.5 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsInternational Security Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.1998 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
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- Van Evera, S.
- Venue
- International Security
- Publisher
- MIT Press - Journals
- Published
- 1998-04
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 5-43
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- 0162-2889 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-4804
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- W2047250647
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- 332
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- 32
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- 77.19
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- journal article
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- en
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